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If it's any form of token, a legitimate product could be obtained and resold or returned without the token or with a fake. (How would it be validated prior to use; and if you did provide that oracle, how would you prevent botfarm abuse checking codes?)

The serial number on the product and a token to claim that number as a pair would work, at least in so far as someone would then have to obtain a large number of units and fake exact numbers. That should increase the chance of tracing a buyer; more so if the unit number is also on the outside of the box and it's registration can be checked prior to opening the box.



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